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Salary- Fixed term (25/3/24 until 1/9/24)
- Excellent benefits including salary packaging
- Work for one of Australia’s leading hospital groups
The Consultant Psychiatrist Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, in partnership with the Coordinator Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service, and under the direction of the Clinical Director and Director of Nursing Mental Health, is accountable for the delivery of clinical services to the consumers of SVHM, through providing high quality clinical intervention, contributing to service evaluation and research and displaying a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development in psychiatry.
Duties include:
- Assessment and treatment of referred consumers and organization of psychiatric follow-up as required.
- Assisting the Director of CL Psychiatry in development of an eating disorder model of care for medically unstable patients, including policy and service development, audit, and research
- Secondary consultation and provision of information to general hospital staff about psychiatric disorders, treatments, mental health services, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act, and advice on the management of complex behaviours/behaviours of concern
- Support and monitoring of mental health consumers who require admission for medical/surgical treatment
Your Contribution
- Excellent qualities as a clinician and good communication skills with consumers and colleagues
- Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership in a multi-disciplinary psychiatric service
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery or equivalent
- Fellowship of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
- Registration with AHPRA
- Current National Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain
- A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
- Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
- A healthy work/life balance encouraged
- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
- Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
- Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
- Culture of continuous improvement
St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The adult mental health service components are: The Yarra Boroondara Primary Mental Health Service (PMHS), the Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), the 44 bed Acute Inconsumer Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent’s Hospital site, and two community mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS). Community mental health services comprise the Triage and Crisis assessment and Treatment (CAT) service, Primary Intervention Clinical Team (PICT), Continuing Care (CCT), Mobile Support and Treatment (MST) and Homeless Outreach (CHOPS) services. NEXUS Dual Diagnosis Service, the Body Image and Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Service (BETRS) are regional services. Statewide services are the Victorian Dual Disability Service, the Victorian Transcultural Psychiatry Unit and Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit. The AIS includes 5 beds designated as the Koori State-wide Inconsumer Service and linked to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
Position Description and Critical Job Demands Checklist: Review the following documents:
Contact Details: Associate Professor Peter Bosanac, Director of Clinical Services, peter.bosanac@svha.org.au
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Closing Date: 8 April 2024 11:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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